<p>That you can get into a top masters program without work experience....</p>
<p>MBA's, like the others said, are useless in public accounting. But, the masters in accountancy is useful and you don't need work experience to get into one.....</p>
<p>No one said that you can't get into a top masters program without work experience. They said that you can't get into a top MBA program without previous work experience, which you can't.</p>
<p>In fact, a masters of accountancy program is directed at recent grads without work experience. Maybe you should read your thread a little bit better.</p>
<p>And I wouldn't say that mba's are useless in public accounting. Its just useless for you to get it without work experience.</p>
<p>FYI, this is an MBA forum.</p>
<p>I understand that this is an MBA forum, and don't worry I wont post any other questions. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice? I put a question mark because people would rather criticize and debate then give help. Regardless, thanks for those of you that offer help first.....</p>
<p>You told us you wanted an MBA but didn't want work experience. We told you it wasn't do-able. That strikes me as useful information.</p>
<p>Yep, Thanks....</p>
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MBA's, like the others said, are useless in public accounting. But, the masters in accountancy is useful and you don't need work experience to get into one.....
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<p>Excellent. After that, you'll probably end up working for an MBA... ;)</p>
<p>If you want to go to a "prestigious" graduate school then why don't you apply to McCombs School of Business at UT-Austin for your MAcc/MPA? It's only 2-3 hours from Houston and it's still in-state tuition. If you think you can get your GMAT score up to 680-720, then retake it. Also, start looking for a few people who can write you great recommendation letters.</p>
<p>I recently talked to a couple of partners regarding their thoughts on MAcc from more prestigious colleges. Basically they said all they look for is if someone is eligible for the CPA exam. This is regarding public accounting, these same people said that a more prestigious degree will mean more in industry accounting (oil and gas, etc). They also said after a couple of years(2-3) that most people's salaries will be equal because the advantage of the degree amortizes over time. So, you have to decide if it is worth it to be out of work for 2 years to get a more prestigious degree, or if you should just go to school at a lesser program while you work. </p>
<p>The person who goes to the more prestigious program will start working two years later then the person who works and goes to school at a lesser program. So in the end you will have the basically the same salary and the end of those two years....(in industry it would be close, in public accounting the person with more work experience would get paid more...)</p>
<p>The main advantage to the degree from a more prestigious program is that you can take it with you whenever you leave that initial company.....</p>
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No one said that you can't get into a top masters program without work experience. They said that you can't get into a top MBA program without previous work experience, which you can't.
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<p>Actually, yeah you can. It's just very unlikely. For example, every year, HBS admits a tiny percentage of students straight out of undergrad.</p>
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KLLeader:They said that you can't get into a top MBA program without previous work experience, which you [EDIT: insert "basically"] can't.
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<p>All fixed.</p>